Southwest

Building Trump’s wall on the Mexico border could raise costs for other projects in the border region by impacting material and labor prices.

The San Antonio Water System has saved $55 million through bond refunding since October, officials for public utility said.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that could have raised $1 billion over two years withstood an attempted override in the Kansas Senate.

Texas lawmakers have filed almost two dozen bills in an effort to derail a privately funded high-speed rail line.

A decision to close the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station is a positive credit factor for its operator and co-owners, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Reason Foundation says $12 billion privately financed Texas bullet train proposal would require public funding.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Dallas' convention center hotel debt one notch to Baa1 but left the city's general obligation rating at A1 after a review period. However, the outlook remains negative due to unresolved pension issues.

A new method of appraising big box retail stores known as "Dark Store Theory" could cost local governments billions of dollars in lost property tax value, according to the Texas Comptroller's office.

Texas Central Rail has dropped eminent domain lawsuits due to “positive dialogue” with many landowners.

With a strong, fourth-quarter kick, bond volume in the Southwest set a second consecutive record at $83.4 billion, surpassing the 2015 total by 7.2%, according to data from Thomson Reuters.